2019 K12 INNOVATIONS in INDIA Recognized Globally

As always India is great and unique country in the global innovations. Recently highest number of innovations from India have been recognized globally. Here we can see clearly that we have more problems related to education. Let us work together to uplift our society towards healthy living, Quality education, to benefit the future generation. When we connect with one another, we can build better society for tomorrow. Below are the details of the innovations: 1. Project DEFY: Design Education for Yourself How can you build a community culture of self-learning? At Project DEFY: Design Education for Yourself, the mission is to change the way people think and ignite individual passions so students can believe in their abilities to educate themselves, others and their communities. With a computer at hand, the community customizes a makerspace that fits their own requirements, called a Nook. At the Nook, all ideas and information are shared and can be further developed by the community, which in turn can find ways to boost their economy. There are no set roles or hierarchy. As such, this creates a pure democracy system, where each learner designs his/her own education, while within a community context and influence. 2. STiR Education Reigniting intrinsic motivation in teachers and education systems. We aim to develop autonomy, mastery and purpose within individuals at all levels of education systems, through government system learning partnerships. In 2019 STiR Education impacted more than 200,000 teachers and 6 million children across 4 Indian states and one quarter of all districts in Uganda. It’s a moral and economic imperative that every child, everywhere, has a teacher who cultivates the joy of lifelong learning. “By 2030, we aim to provide 300 million children in the developing world with an intrinsically motivated teacher.” 3. Project FUEL Project FUEL documents life lessons of people & designs them into interactive & performance workshops, art projects & digital media. Project FUEL is a life lessons education initiative. FUEL stands for Forward the Understanding of Every Life Lesson. We aim to document the understanding of life through people’s life lessons and pass them on for everyone to live their best life. Our efforts are based towards holistic human development through diverse human learnings. 4. Dost Education Empowering parents to be leaders. Dost Education empowers aspiring middle-income parents in India to improve their child’s early development and school success. Through widely available mobile technology, Dost, which means “friend” in Hindi, delivers local language curriculum and a communication platform to arm parents with the knowledge and resources they crave. 5. SMILES in Education SMILES is "Stress-Free, Motivating, Inquisitive Learning Eco-System" integrating life-skills for well-being in pedagogy using mindfulness. SMILES integrates mindfulness & positive psychology based short and easy techniques in lesson plan for inculcating life-skills like resilience, empathy, discernment & will-power. These tools also improve concentration & recall power resulting in better academic and cognitive outcomes. We bring out the inherent creativity in teachers and students for better motivation & passion for learning. 6. Slam Out Loud Every individual will have a voice that empowers them to change lives. Slam Out Loud uses performance and visual arts to enable children from disadvantaged communities to find their voice through creative expression. We work with professional artists and e-learning resources to help children build the creative confidence needed for them to dream bigger and create their future. 7. Design for Change Want to empower young people to create solutions to local and global